The earliest monks, who lived in the wilderness
Hermits
The place where repentant sinners must go until they can enter heaven
Purgatory
Cited the Bible as the only true authority for Christians in Prague
John Huss
Painter of the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper
Leonardo Da Vinci
What the church sold to guarantee souls moving up to heaven
Indulgences
Founder of the most influential monastery in Italy
Benedict
Deceased persons recognized by the church as holy
Saints
Term for the followers of John Wycliffe
Lollards
Painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel on his back
Michaelangelo
The purchasing of church offices (positions)
Simony
Religious communities isolated from the rest of society
Monasteries
Another term for the Lord's Supper
Eucharist
Wrote the Divine Comedy, criticizing the church officials
Dante
The city at the heart of the Renaissance
Florence
Year in which the Protestant Reformation began
1517
13th century monks who did missionary work
Friars
The belief that the elements of the Lord's Supper actually change in substance
Transubstantiation
Pinned his 95 Theses to the church doors in Germany
Martin Luther
People who use their wealth to support the arts
Patrons
The first printed edition of the Bible
Gutenberg Bible
What monks did to pass the time...
Copy the Bible
Group that forbade anyone except a church leader to own a copy of the Bible
Council of Toulouse
Year in which Gutenberg invented the movable printing press
1440
Writer of The Prince, a book on the hypocrisy of Italian politics
Machiavelli
Man whose remains were dug up by the pope and burned in 1428
John Wycliffe